The lights are dimmed in Dolby Theatre. The movie industry’s biggest stars are rubbing shoulders in the audience, but Sean Santhon is 80 feet below. Read more...
Photo: First-year dance student Sean Santhon was the youngest dancer to be selected to perform at the Feb. 24 Academy Awards. Santhon was one of nine males selected out of 500 dancers.
Scott Griffiths has published best-selling books on art and beer, started a craft beer brand called Rhino Chasers, worked on branding for Fortune 500 companies, lectured in business classes at universities like UCLA and Pepperdine and most recently wrote a book detailing Renaissance men and the characteristics that defined them. Read more...
Photo: Scott Griffiths (right) stands with Frank Nuovo (middle) and David Stewart (left), two of the men featured in his new book “Beyond Genius: The 12 Essential Traits of Today’s Renaissance Men.”
UCLA Hammer Museum’s most recent exhibit may appear like an abstract, amorphous shape or some unknown alien creature. But this sculpture is more human than one may think. In fact, it is human. Read more...
Photo: The sculpture “Mirage” by UCLA alumna and artist Katie Grinnan consists of multiple casts of Grinnan’s body performing a series of sun salutation yoga poses.
No formal training necessary, most Armenian families find time to practice their moves and rhythmic footwork on the vinyl dance floor found at family gatherings as opposed to studios lined with mirrored walls. Read more...
The portraits of famous jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker, trumpeter Miles Davis and singer Billie Holiday were once cracked and faded to a mere outline, but are now fully restored and seem to glow with bright yellows, vibrant oranges and intense blues. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Richard Wyatt Jr. recently restored his mural “Hollywood Jazz 1945-1972” on the side of the Capitol Records Building in Hollywood. The mural depicts 11 jazz musicians, including saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker, trumpeter Miles Davis and singer Billie Holiday.
Property disputes, shouted insults and a near death. It may be scripted, but it’s far from an ideal proposal. But then again, little goes according to plan when marriage is on the table. Read more...
Photo: Eryk Waligora (left), Kareem Barghouthi (middle) and Phoebe Singer (right), members of Shakespeare at UCLA, rehearse for their Winter One Acts performances. These performances will take place on Saturday at Royce Hall and will explore the comedic nuances of engagement and the disillusionment that follows.
The stage drips with irony as four actors and a slew of crew members trying to put on a show about trying to put on a show. Read more...
Photo: Performed by only four students, Act III’s “[title of show]” chronicles its own creation and is a play about the creation of a play.
